At least eight dead and dozens wounded in Russian strike on Ukraine’s Odesa port

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 Press work  of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine successful  Odesa region/Handout via Reuters

A firefighter works astatine the tract of a Russian rocket and drone strike, amid Russia's onslaught connected Ukraine, successful Odesa region, Ukraine successful this handout representation released December 20, 2025. Photo: Press work of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine successful Odesa region/Handout via Reuters

Eight radical were killed and 27 wounded successful a Russian rocket onslaught connected larboard infrastructure successful Odesa, confederate Ukraine, precocious connected Friday, Ukraine’s Emergency Service said Saturday (December 20, 2025) morning.

Some of the wounded were connected a autobus astatine the epicenter of the overnight strike, the work said successful a Telegram post. Trucks caught occurrence successful the parking lot, and cars were besides damaged.

The larboard was struck with ballistic missiles, said Oleh Kiper, the caput of the Odesa region.

Elsewhere, Ukrainian forces deed a Russian warship and different facilities with drones, Ukraine’s General Staff said successful a connection Saturday (December 20).

The nighttime onslaught connected Friday (December 19) deed the Russian warship “Okhotnik,” according to the connection posted to the Telegram messaging app.

The vessel was patrolling successful the Caspian Sea adjacent an lipid and state accumulation platform. The grade of the harm is inactive being clarified, the connection added.

A drilling level astatine the Filanovsky lipid and state tract successful the Caspian Sea was besides hit. The installation is operated by Russian lipid elephantine Lukoil. Ukrainian drones besides struck a radar strategy successful the Krasnosilske country of Crimea, which Russia illegally annexed from Ukraine successful 2014.

Published - December 20, 2025 03:06 p.m. IST

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